An apparatus including an actuation membrane unit to generate air movement in a direction of a heat generating device to reduce an ambient temperature of the device.
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1. An apparatus, comprising: an actuation membrane unit to generate air movement in a direction of a heat generating device to reduce an ambient temperature of the device, the heat generating device is at least one of a group comprising of a memory unit, a chipset, a graphics processor, and a processor, and the heat generating device and the actuation membrane unit are attached to a bottom side of a motherboard to be positioned within an interior chamber of a potable computer, and a space between the bottom side of the motherboard and an inner surface of a system chassis is 5.5 mm or less.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the actuation membrane unit includes a piezoelectric actuation membrane.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the actuation membrane unit includes an electromagnetic actuation membrane.
4. An apparatus, comprising: a synthetic jet unit to generate air movement in a direction of a heat generating device to reduce an ambient temperature of the device, the heat generating device is at least one of a group comprising of a memory unit, a chipset, a graphics processor, and a processor, and the heat generating device and the synthetic jet unit are attached to a bottom side of a motherboard to be positioned within an interior chamber of a potable computer, and a space between the bottom side of the motherboard and an inner surface of a system chassis is 5.5 mm or less.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the synthetic jet unit includes a piezoelectric actuation membrane.
6. A system comprising: a heat generating device, the heat generating device is at least one of a group comprising of a memory unit, a chipset, a graphics processor, and a processor; and an actuation membrane unit to generate air movement in a direction of the heat generating device to reduce a temperature of outer surface of the system, and the heat generating device and the actuation membrane unit are attached to a bottom side of a motherboard to be positioned within an interior chamber of the system, and a space between the bottom side of the motherboard and an inner surface of a system chassis is 5.5 mm or less.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the actuation membrane unit includes a piezoelectric actuation membrane.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the actuation membrane unit includes an electromagnetic actuation membrane.
9. A system comprising: a heat generating device, the heat generating device is at least one of a group comprising of a memory unit, a chipset, a graphics processor, and a processor; an actuation membrane unit to generate air movement in a direction of the heat generating device to reduce a temperature of outer surface of the system, and the heat generating device and the actuation membrane unit are attached to a bottom side of a motherboard to be positioned within an interior chamber of the system, and a space between the bottom side of the motherboard and an inner surface of a system chassis is 5.5 mm or less, and a graphic controller.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the actuation membrane unit includes a piezoelectric actuation membrane.
11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the actuation membrane unit includes an electromagnetic actuation membrane.
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May 9, 2003
October 5, 2004
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